Helsing unveils Contra AI air defense with two new interceptors

German defense firm Helsing announced Contra, an AI-controlled air defense system built on its Altra platform that fuses radar, electro-optical, infrared and acoustic data to counter mass drone and missile attacks. It includes the jet-powered AD-1 Inferno (over 700 km/h, at least 20 km range) and the rocket-powered AD-2 Ambush (above Mach 2, at least 20 km); the system is still in development and testing.

• AD-1 Inferno: over 700 km/h, at least 20 km range, jet engine
• AD-2 Ambush: above Mach 2, at least 20 km range, solid rocket motor
• Contra fuses radar, electro-optical, IR and acoustic sensors into one air picture
• No prices disclosed; production planned at Helsing's Resilience Factories